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Acneman

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Hullo, ill be putting together a lil media pc soom and thought id be quite stupid not get a bit of feed back on my components

CPU: Q6600
Case: Silverstone SG02
Mobo: ASUS P5E-VM HDMI Micro atx
RAM : GeIL 4x1GB PC2-8500C5 1066MHz
FAN: Zalman CNPS8700 (Low profile)
DVD: LiteOn LH-20A1L-14C
HDD: Samsung 1TB HD103UJ
PSU: Silverstons own ssf psu 500w

The only restrictions of the case is that the cpu fan is no taller than 78mm (zalman is 67mm) and the combined depth of power supply and optical drive cannot exceed 355mm (psu + dvd = 320mm). Im going with the silverstone psu because its got short cables and its fairly light.

Im going to bung in 2 Noctua NF-R8 80mm fans and 1 more to replace the fan on the hdd caddy. They also have a additional cross flow fan which ill get anyway. The mobo allows overclocking and ill be mucking around to find the right balance between power and noise.

Also has anyone used the gyration go mouse and keyboard?

Iv done a fair bit of research but does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
AM
 

Eclecticos

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Cool. Looks like you have all the right stuff picked out.
If I ever build a HTPC it will be in a thermaltake mystic.

 

PartyLikeARockStar

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Cooling Swiftech H20-220 Compact Kit
Memory 2x1GB G.Skill PC6400 @ 1100Mhz 5-5-4-5 2.2v
Video Card(s) eVGA 8800GTS 640MB/Intel GMA X3100 onboard
Storage 320GB S-ATAII WD Caviar
Display(s) Westinghouse 22'' LCD
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I'd like to suggest going with a Thermaltake Lanbox Lite.

Works as a gaming PC for most, or a nice HTPC case that can fit watercooling and a full ATX PSU.
 

echo75

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Processor Q6700 @ 3.5Ghz (with 1.50 Vcore)
Motherboard P5K
Cooling Xigmatek HDT S1283 (amazing performance)
Memory Corsair 800mhz 4GB @ 864mhz
Video Card(s) Asus 8800GT@ 720/1800/2100,blue Pcb with 92cm Glaciator cooler(4870 still under testing)
Storage Seagate 250GB SATA , 500GB eSATA
Display(s) LG Flatron 19"
Case Antec Designer (modded)
Power Supply Corsair VX 550W
Software Win XP Pro SP2
Benchmark Scores 3Dmark06 = 15,253 for 8800GT, 3Dmark06 = 15,807 for HD 4870
my HTPC-



Celeron 3 Ghz
Zalman 7500 LED
Asrock HDTV 775 media edition.
Hauppauge 1000 TV/DTV tuner
Nvidia 7900GT passive cooled
1GB DDR ram
Microsort Windows Media wireless keyboard and Remote control.
AGP wireless optical mouse.
WindowsXP Media edition OS

the case is built to dampen noise, cusion vibrations and even has separate compatments for PSU and drives , its silent as a grave and working sweet now for a year and a half.
 

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Memory G.Skill 48GB (2x24GB) F5-8000J4048F24GX2-TZ5RK Trident Z5 RGB 8000MHz DDR5
Video Card(s) ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6
Storage Crucial T700 Gen5 2TB NVMe | Crucial P5 Plus Gen4 2TB NVMe | Crucial P5 Plus Gen4 1TB NVMe
Display(s) AOC U3277PWQU 32in 4K
Case Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX TG
Audio Device(s) Onboard SPDIF --> Logitech Z-5500
Power Supply Seasonic ATX 3.0 VERTEX-GX-1000
Mouse Razer Mamba Chroma
Keyboard Razer Cynosa V2 Chroma
Software W11 Pro 64 bit
Just for idea's. I'm currently using the following:

Case - Thermaltake DH102,
Mobo - Gigabyte P35-DS3R V2,
CPU - E6600,
GPU - Gainward 8800GTS 320MB,
PSU - Corsair HX520W,
RAM - Corsair (2x 1GB) DDR2 800 XMS2 ,
HDD - Seagate 320GB & Samsung 500GB,
CD/DVD - LiteOn,
TV Tuner - Dvico Fusion HDTV PCI-e Dual,
TV-LG 42" Plasma,
Vista Premium 32

Photo's - http://www.techpowerup.com/gallery/1386.html:)
 

Acneman

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the thing i dont like about the htpc cases is there just so big. I also really like the hdmi port on my mobo. Im not gaming and it'll really help to keep the heat down. And as far as i can see the only upgrade ill ever have to make is an additional hard drive and blue ray

Dia01 your build looks spectacular!
:toast:
 

Acneman

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How do you guys like the remote thingies? I was planning on using standard xp but im tempted by vista. Only thing is iv used vista for about 5 minutes so dont really know what to make of it
 

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Processor Q6700 @ 3.5Ghz (with 1.50 Vcore)
Motherboard P5K
Cooling Xigmatek HDT S1283 (amazing performance)
Memory Corsair 800mhz 4GB @ 864mhz
Video Card(s) Asus 8800GT@ 720/1800/2100,blue Pcb with 92cm Glaciator cooler(4870 still under testing)
Storage Seagate 250GB SATA , 500GB eSATA
Display(s) LG Flatron 19"
Case Antec Designer (modded)
Power Supply Corsair VX 550W
Software Win XP Pro SP2
Benchmark Scores 3Dmark06 = 15,253 for 8800GT, 3Dmark06 = 15,807 for HD 4870
the microsoft mediacenter remote works fine here.
 

paybackdaman

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Motherboard ASUS Rampage Formula x48
Cooling Xigmatec 120mm Rifle Cooler
Memory 2 GB (2 x 1 GB) DDR2-1066 OCZ Reaper
Video Card(s) XFX HD4890 1GB DDR5 CF w/ XFX HD4850 1GB DDR3
Storage Western Digital 320 Caviar in Raid 0, Samsung Spingpoint F1 500GB
Display(s) LG 22" (L226WTQ)
Case Silverstone TJ09
Audio Device(s) Supreme FX II w/ Logitech G51 5.1
Power Supply BFG 1000W Modular PSU
Software Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Benchmark Scores 7.7 in Windows 7
I went with the SG01 for mine. Great little case. Keeps my HD at 24 degrees C, proc at 30 degrees C, mobo at 27 degrees C, GPU at 45 degrees C

Silverstone SG01
LG Blu-ray drive
MSI K9NGM4-F V.2
AMD Athlon x2 4000+ w/Arctic Cooler LP CPU cooler
2 GB (2 x 1GB) A-Data DDR2-800
MSI 8400GS with Component video dongle
550W Rosewill w/120mm fan (helps with pulling heat from CPU cooler)
500GB Wester Digital Caviar with variable RPM speed (5400 to 7200RPM)
Rosewill 62 in 1 card reader

The front of the case looks sleek in my Entertainment center. =)
 

Acneman

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Like i said mobo comes with hdmi port and as im not gaming it just has be be blue ray compatible

paybackdaman - thanks for mentioning that, iv been getting a little wary. SG02 is almost identical. So running temps are fine? im mostly concerned about the cpu, whats the stock temp of the AMD Athlon x2 4000+? Also did you use the silverstone cross flow fan?
 

JrRacinFan

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Video Card(s) PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil: iGPU
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IMO, down that proc to like an e8200 and pickup an HD3650.
 

Acneman

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Iv got a q6600 going spare so ill be using that, i suppose i could underclock it if need be

Why would you get a dedicated graphics card? The G35 chip seems ok, and as long as it can run 1080p?? i was plannng on omitting the GPU to reduce case temps
 
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Cooling Phanteks Glacier One 280MPH AIO
Memory G.Skill 48GB (2x24GB) F5-8000J4048F24GX2-TZ5RK Trident Z5 RGB 8000MHz DDR5
Video Card(s) ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition 24GB GDDR6
Storage Crucial T700 Gen5 2TB NVMe | Crucial P5 Plus Gen4 2TB NVMe | Crucial P5 Plus Gen4 1TB NVMe
Display(s) AOC U3277PWQU 32in 4K
Case Phanteks Enthoo Evolv mATX TG
Audio Device(s) Onboard SPDIF --> Logitech Z-5500
Power Supply Seasonic ATX 3.0 VERTEX-GX-1000
Mouse Razer Mamba Chroma
Keyboard Razer Cynosa V2 Chroma
Software W11 Pro 64 bit
I'm using a logitech 785 universal remote. You can program as many remotes on this thing as you need and works quite well.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/remotes/universal_remotes/devices/370&cl=au,en
I'm also using a microsoft MCE wireless keyboard with an integrated mouse. It works fine but the mouse is a bit of a pain in the ass. I couldn't find the link on Microsoft's site but here's a link from the place I purchased it from.
http://www.itsdirect.com.au/com_pro...emote_Keyboard__Designed_for_XP_Media_Center_

Vista is fine, especially like the media centre.
 
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